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Examples of smattering in a Sentence

She only knows a smattering of German.

a smattering of guests at the art exhibit

Recent Examples of smattering from the Web

A smattering of photos of Malia Obama in Cambridge circulated on the Internet, but even those look-who's-here shots may soon vanish, said Elliot King, a professor of communication at Loyola University Maryland.

Each is meticulously maintained and outfitted with some mix of snorkel exhaust, skid plates, oversized mud tires, auxiliary lights, power winches, and a smattering of brand decals and competitive insignia.

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